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The University of Reading’s Public Lecture Series
is a showcase of research highlights from across
the University.

Established over 45 years ago, these popular lectures
are given by Reading academics eminent in their field
and cover a wide range of topics.

Britain’s housing system is broken.
Sky-high house prices mean
buying a home is just a dream
for many people, yet it is still
considered an essential pursuit.
Tenants are pushed into poverty
or forced to move by rent rises,
pulling families and communities
apart. Young people see their life
options constrained in a string of
shared flats, or stuck at home with
their parents.

So what’s the solution? In this
lecture, architect Professor Flora
Samuel will deliver her manifesto
for a better housing future. She will
show how designing better homes
and cities is crucial to resolving the
current crisis. Intelligent design
of towns and cities can improve
people’s health and happiness.
Social homes must be built in
growing numbers that are not
only affordable, but enviable.
The aim must be to improve the
physical environment for the next
generation, to help them tackle a
growing list of social, political and
economic challenges.

Flora Samuel is Professor
of Architecture in the Built
Environment at the University of
Reading, and a Co-Investigator at
the UK Collaborative Centre for
Housing Evidence (CaCHE), for
which she leads the ‘Place’ theme.

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